Preparasi Katalis NiMo Tereduksi NaBH4 Terimpregnasi Ultrasonik pada Karbon Aktif untuk Konversi Mentega Putih Menjadi Bioavtur
Shafa Zahra Aulia, Prof. Dra. Wega Trisunaryanti, M.S., Ph.D. Eng.; Prof. Dr. Triyono, S.U.
2026 | Skripsi | KIMIA
The NiMo/AC catalysts were prepared via ultrasonic-assisted impregnation using nickel(II) nitrate hexahydrate (Ni(NO3)2·6H2O) and ammonium heptamolybdate tetrahydrate ((NH4)6Mo7O24·4H2O) as metal precursors loaded onto activated carbon. Calcination was carried out under N2 gas flow at 500 °C for 3 hours with a flow rate of 20 mL min?1, followed by reduction treatment using either H2 gas or NaBH4 solution. The synthesized NiMo/AC catalysts were characterized by XRD, FTIR, NH3-TPD, XPS, and SEM-EDX. The hydrotreating process was carried out in a semi-batch stainless steel reactor equipped with a dual heating system at temperature range of 200–600 °C with 20 °C increments under H2 gas flow at a pressure of 1 atm. The liquid product was then analyzed using GC-MS. Reusability tests were conducted for three cycles on the catalyst with the highest bio-aviation fuel compound selectivity.
The results showed that the NiMo/AC catalysts reduced with H2 gas or NaBH4 solution exhibited amorphous characteristics. The NaBH4-reduced NiMo/AC catalyst showed a more homogeneous metal dispersion, higher total acidity (3.031 mmol g-1) than the H2-reduced catalyst (2.786 mmol g?¹), and the highest selectivity toward bio-aviation fuel compounds. XPS analysis of the NaBH4-reduced NiMo/AC catalyst, which exhibited the best selectivity of bio-aviation fuel compounds, revealed that nickel (Ni) was detected as Ni0 and Ni2+, while molybdenum (Mo) was detected as Mo0 and Mo4+. The selectivity toward bio-aviation fuel compounds during the first, second, and third reusability cycles of the NaBH4-reduced NiMo/AC catalyst was 90.09, 85.86, and 81.97%, respectively.
Kata Kunci : bioavtur, gas H2, hydrotreating, larutan NaBH4, mentega putih